New Harness Production Facility Now Available

Birmingham, April 02, 2009Continental Automotive Trading UK Ltd has for many years been involved in the design and manufacturing of custom harnesses and sub-assemblies, supplying to specialist origional equipment manufacturers and fleets across the UK and Ireland.Smaller Volume Manufacturers can also now benefit from the speed and flexibility offered by one of the World's leading suppliers in the Automotive, Construction and Marine markets. Typical volumes for manufacturing can start from as low as 50 pieces going up to 20,000 pieces.

Andy Harris, Workshop Manager at Continental comments "our business is renowned for its tachograph and data management products and services. This part of the business has been developed over the last few years with the addition of a major contract for major bus companies in London. It has added another product to the product portfolio within our business and has developed a new level of skills for our existing workforce".For further information about custom harnesses ad sub-assembly production please contact Andy Harris on 0121 326 1233.

The Automotive Group of Continental AG is one of the leading global automotive suppliers. With its three Divisions – Chassis & Safety, Powertrain and Interior – it achieved sales of approximately 15 billion € in 2008. The Automotive Group employs more than 80,000 people in more than 130 locations worldwide. As a partner of the automotive industry, the Automotive Group develops and produces innovative products and systems for a modern automotive future, in which a car accommodates individual mobility and driving pleasure to driving safety, environmental responsibility and cost-efficiency.

The Chassis & Safety Division (5.1 billion €, 27,000 employees) develops and produces electronic and hydraulic brake and chassis control systems, sensors, driver assistance systems, air bag control systems, occupant classification systems, washer systems as well as electronic air suspension systems. Its core competence is the integration of active and passive driving safety into the safety concept ContiGuard®. The Powertrain Division (4 billion €, 25,000 employees) integrates innovative and efficient system solutions for vehicle powertrains. These systems increase performance and driving comfort while at the same time lowering consumption and emissions. The comprehensive range of products includes gasoline and diesel injection systems, engine management, transmission control, including sensors and actuators, as well as fuel-supply systems and components and systems for hybrid drives. Information management is at the very heart of the Interior Division (5.8 billion €, 30,000 employees). The range of products includes instrument clusters and multifunctional displays, control units, electronic car-entry systems, tire-monitoring systems, radios, multimedia and navigation systems, climate control systems, telematics solutions as well as cockpit modules and systems. Additional products and services for commercial and special vehicles and spare parts for the independent aftermarket as well as original equipment services for a phased-out series production perfectly round off the portfolio.